Penn State got a nice little early present this holiday season a week before the opening of the early signing period on Friday morning when four-star linebacker [autotag]Kaveion Keys[/autotag] announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions, Keys will join Penn State’s Class of 2023, most of which is expected to officially be signed during next week’s early signing period for college football.
Keys is from Richmond, Virginia, giving Penn State another recruit from the state in its Class of 2023 haul. Keys is joined by fellow Virginia recruits Alex Birchmeier (Ashburn, VA), Tony Rojas (Fairfax, VA), Carmelo Taylor (Roanoke, VA), Mathias Barnwell (Fredericksburg, VA), and Anthony Donkoh (Aldie, VA) from the state to join Penn State’s latest recruiting class. As it stands now, Penn State’s two linebackers in the recruiting class each hail from Virginia with Keys and Rojas.
100% committed!!! pic.twitter.com/OpJ5uWZznf
— Kaveion Keys (@KaveionKeys) December 16, 2022
Keys is a four-star recruit according to his profiles on 247Sports and On3, although Rivals and ESPN both rate him as a three-star prospect. But according to each of the composite recruit rankings calculated by 247Sports and On3, Keys rates out to a four-star prospect.
Keys was previously committed to North Carolina but he backed off his commitment a little more than a week ago. Penn State immediately became the frontrunner as the Nittany Lions and Virginia Tech were each hoping to take advantage of the reopening of his recruitment. Virginia Tech head coach [autotag]Brent Pry[/autotag] had started recruiting efforts on Key when he was Penn State’s defensive coordinator, and Keys would have been a nice recruiting win for Pry and the Hokies. Instead, Keys will leave the state behind for a chance to play for Penn State.
College football’s early signing period opens on Wednesday, December 21 and runs through Friday, December 23.
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